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If you need to see a doctor urgently when we are closed, please phone 111. An operator will take some details and pass you through to our local out of hours GP service.

APPOINTMENTS

You DO NOT NEED TO CALL AT 8 o'clock in the morning for routine appointments. If your problem is urgent, please call reception as early as you are able to and you will be seen in our Urgent Care Clinic. Routine appointments can be booked up to 4 weeks in advance. Some appointments can be booked online - please speak to reception to obtain a username and password.

CANCELLING AN APPOINTMENT

If you no longer need your appointment, it helps us and other patients if you can cancel your appointment as soon as possible. This way, we can make sure the appointment can be offered to another patient. You can cancel at reception, by telephone (01623 550254) or online.

STAFF TRAINING

The practice will be closed on the 3rd Wednesday of the month for essential staff training.

Care Data

What is Care.Data?

Care.data is a programme of work led by NHS England and the Health and Social Care Information Centre which will bring together securely, health and social care information from different settings in order to see what’s working really well in the NHS – and what we could be doing better. Using data in this way is known as data sharing for purposes beyond direct care, and the information will only be shared if it will benefit patient care.

Collecting and connecting information nationally will help us to;

better understand diseases and develop drugs and treatments that can change lives;

understand patterns and trends in public health and disease to ensure better quality care is available to everyone;

plan services that make the best of limited NHS budgets for the health and wellbeing of everyone;

monitor the safety of drugs and treatments; and

compare the quality of care provided in different areas of the country.

We would like to express some facts and a source of alternative reading;

Care.Data is never mentioned in the leaflet you will receive

The care.data project is entirely voluntary for patients

Unless you OPT OUT, your GP records will be included

Your Hospital record will automatically be included, you cannot opt out of your hospital record being used.

Care.Data is not anonymous.

The information is NOT available to other Health Care Professionals or those related to your medical care.

You cannot stop the NHS using your anonymous record.

Eventually, organisations outside of the NHS will have access to this data.